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Google snags team behind AI voice startup Hume AI | TechCrunch

The top talent behind yet another promising AI startup has been gobbled up by an incumbent. As part of a new licensing agreement, Google DeepMind is bringing on the CEO and several of the t…

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Google snags team behind AI voice startup Hume AI | TechCrunch

Jan 23, 2026

Google snags team behind AI voice startup Hume AI | TechCrunch
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The top talent behind yet another promising AI startup has been gobbled up by an incumbent. As part of a new licensing agreement, Google DeepMind is bringing on the CEO and several of the t…

The top talent behind yet another promising AI startup has been gobbled up by an incumbent. As part of a new licensing agreement, Google DeepMind is bringing on the CEO and several of the top engineers at voice AI startup Hume AI. Wired was the first to report the news.